From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 15 13:53:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04F4116A4CE for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:53:56 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ei.bzerk.org (ei.xs4all.nl [213.84.67.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52F3343D1D for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:53:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Received: from ei.bzerk.org (BOFH@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ei.bzerk.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iAFDtfxw074143; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:55:41 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Received: (from bulk@localhost) by ei.bzerk.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iAFDtfZN074142; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:55:41 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mail25@bzerk.org) Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:55:41 +0100 From: Ruben de Groot To: Subhro Message-ID: <20041115135541.GA73533@ei.bzerk.org> Mail-Followup-To: Ruben de Groot , Subhro , 'Gert Cuykens' , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20041115084326.GA70816@ei.bzerk.org> <4198ae53.0f9270f7.6324.0015@smtp.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4198ae53.0f9270f7.6324.0015@smtp.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS autolearn=failed version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on ei.bzerk.org cc: 'Ruben de Groot' cc: 'Gert Cuykens' cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrade 5.3b7 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:53:56 -0000 Corrected quoting... On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 06:55:20PM +0530, Subhro typed: > >> This clearly states that you *can* build the kernel *after* you do a make >> buildworld. It does *not* say you have to do an installworld. > > Please correct me if I am wrong. What I understood from that entry is the > source code for the kernel had been updated to reflect the changes so that > it can be compiled with the newer system compiler only. If you are not > installing the world, then (as far as I can understand) the newer compiler > resides in /usr/obj and its subdirectories. So if you build (or try to > build) the kernel without the installworld you are basically using the old > compiler to build it. Whereas, if you install the world, you are upgrading > (or should I say overwriting?) the system compiler with an updated version. If you follow the make buildworld - make buildkernel cycle, a new toolchain is first compiled under /usr/obj, which is then used for the rest of the world/kernel to compile. Ruben